What the game reaffirmed was that, going forward, Yeovil have the makings of an extremely good team.

The deserved man of the match, Olufela Olomola, showed exactly why the Glovers have brought him in on loan on Southampton by notching two well taken goals, while Francois Zoko added his second in as many games and Otis Khan and Rhys Browne threatened all afternoon down the flanks.

In an attacking sense, the first half display that the Glovers produced was one of the best seen at Huish Park in some time. The pace and trickery of the wingers and the movement of the front two left the Accrington defence flummoxed and unable to cope with the barrage that came their way.

Read More

Had Accrington keeper Aaron Chapman not tipped a ferocious half-volley from Zoko onto the bar and pulled off a crucial save from a Khan free-kick in the second half, the Glovers could have turned this into a convincing win.

If that attacking quartet, plus the potent threat that is Sam Surridge coming off the bench, can remain fit, then there is every chance that this is a Yeovil team that, in an attacking sense, will cause problems for a lot of teams this season.

Defence is still a concern

For everything that Yeovil did well in an attacking sense, Saturday showed that there are still serious concerns for them to contend with in defence.

When put under pressure, and when not playing a defensively-minded formation such as that seen at Wolves in the Carabao Cup, Yeovil look under pressure.

While Artur Krysiak could have done better than palm Billy Kee’s shot into the path of Kayden Jackson for the opening goal, there was nobody in defence to react to the loose ball. While he enjoyed a good game, a mistake by Omar Sowunmi allowed Jackson to burst in for an all too easy second goal.

Read More

The manner in which Accrington were able to heap pressure on the Yeovil back four in the closing stages left the Huish Park crowd anxiously begging for the final whistle, and there was a notable drawing of breath when Jordan Clark headed Sean McConville’s injury time cross into the side netting.

As things stand, Yeovil are a strong attacking force who, if the opening two games are anything to go by, have the potential to overrun several teams in this division.

Read More

Defensively, though, they lack a leader who can organise the back four on the pitch and keep things composed and tight. It means that for every first half performance at Accrington, there remains the risk of another first half display at Luton.

While the attack – while fit – could well take Yeovil into a position of relative safety this season, they cannot rely on that, and the signing of an experienced defender has to be the absolute priority for Darren Way before the end of this transfer window.

While there are a number of reasons why the crowd was so low, including discontent towards the club’s ownership, disappointment at recent results, ticket prices and the fact that Accrington are not the biggest draw out there, the figure 527 fewer than turned up to watch the same opponents just five months ago.

Should Yeovil hit a rich vein of form, then at least some of the supporters will come back, but to lose those many fans shows that there is a clear disconnect between those at the top of the club and the punters paying to watch the team play.

Taking into account a £20 adult matchday ticket for the Thatchers Gold Stand, Saturday’s gate could equate to as much as £10,540 in lost revenues. Multiplied over a whole season, that would represent a shortfall of almost £250,000.

Read More

When you consider the budgets that Yeovil are working with, to potentially lose that much income simply from fans staying at home has to be seen as a huge worry.

Whether it be through offering more attractive deals on match tickets, marketing the club in more innovative ways – such as those seen by the media department in the transfer window – or by a more open line of communication between the board and the supporters, something needs to be done to try to attract more people through the turnstiles.

If it is not, then it will only be a matter of time before that bar of 2,464 is lowered further still.